Sunday, July 01, 2007

4th of July Decorations~Part 2

Hello everyone! I hope you all had a great weekend. On Saturday morning I put out the rest of my 4th of July decorations...

Flags went into the Geranium pots out front.

The rest of my decorations were inspired by one of my favorite books, "Sentimental Living from the Front Porch" by Alda Ellis.

I found this door hanger awhile back for a $1.00 but it had a Christmas picture on the front of it. I covered it with blue with white stars scrapbook paper and added a red bow, greenery, daisies and mini flags.

For the back porch table, I bought 1 1/2 yards of this patriotic fabric and cut out a square. Well, almost a square, my rotary cutter wasn't cooperating. ;0) Instead of sewing up the hems, I used my pinking shears all along the edges.

The centerpiece is two jars filled with white navy beans, a ribbon tied around the jar and firecrackers shooting out.

The firecrackers are actually drinking straws!

Lastly, I made a table runner made from the leftover fabric...

I got out my pinking shears again for the edges and hot glued red pom-pom trim on the ends.

Asparagus Fern, mini flags and more firecrackers in a vase.

Thank you for looking at my decorations! Now all we need are the hamburgers and hotdogs!

Kelli, I LOVE your decorations for the fourth! I seriously might have to steal,(borrow;o) the idea with the straws and navy beans!! LOL You are so creative and have such a gift for making your home such a wonderful place to be! Thanks for the great inspiration!!

All your decorations are so fun!! You never cease to amaze me with all your creative ideas, and how cute they turn out. =)

Since the comment you left for me, I have been TRYING to do the same as you, setting aside sewing time no matter what other jobs I might still have to do... I am telling myself that if Kelli does it, I can too!! =) =)

Oh Kelli, everything looks so cute. Tonight I'm doing the 4th thing around the house. right now I'm painting my front door, red, grrrrrr. It not an easy color for good coverage. I am add some antiquing technique. I'm adding a black wall pocket that looks very similar to your's on your door. Don't you just love pinking shears. I do! Happy 4th. Hey take a picture of your ducks for me please....

Oh you have so many 4th of July decorations out. You put me to shame. I guess we're resting on our laurels, in that we have a Red, White and Blue front of the house... all in all. But...inside... oh my! My bad. :-)

Welcome! My name is Kelli and I am originally from Ontario, Canada but now enjoy living in Texas with my three teenagers. Grace is 18, Emily is 17, and Benjamin is 15.
I'm a work-at-home mom and in my spare time I love to decorate, antique store treasure hunt, bake, and celebrate the four seasons.
Please join me as I share photos and stories, along with some recipes and favorite things thrown in for good measure!